Best of Lacrosse 2023: Vote for Best Men's Highlight

Welcome to #BestOfLacrosse2023. Help us celebrate the past year of lacrosse by voting in 15 polls over 15 weekdays in December, beginning Monday, Dec. 4. All voting will be conducted on X (@usalacrossemag), and fans will have 24 hours to make their selections.

For more information — including upcoming categories, rules and more — check out our introductory post to #BestOfLacrosse2023.

We’ve come to two of our in-house favorite categories — Best Highlight of 2023.

We end Wednesday with the best men’s highlight after crowning a women’s highlight champion on Tuesday. Why do we love these categories so much? It’s because they take us back to the spring. These were the highlights that defined the year, and they bring us back.

Plus, these highlights absolutely wowwed us — for obvious reasons.

Here are the nominees for Best Men’s Highlight.

These highlights absolutely wowwed us — and we're still searching for the words to describe them.

VOTE in our #BestofLax poll to determine the Best Men's Highlight of 2023.

NOMINEES: https://t.co/wwrwvC5W9C

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) December 13, 2023

BEST MEN'S HIGHLIGHT

ANDERSON MOORE

If you’ve yet to familiarize yourself with Anderson Moore, that will soon change. The future Georgetown goalie played his senior season at Briarwood Christian (Ala.) and produced this insane highlight during the boys’ 2023 Adrenaline All-American game.

BRIAN RUPPEL

We still don’t have words for this sequence. The mounting pressure. The opponent. The stakes! Oh, and Ruppel started the spring as the backup. Just watch.

JOEY SPALLINA

It simply did not take long for folks to realize exactly why Joey Spallina was as hyped as he was. Exhibit A.

JAKE TAYLOR

Jake Taylor has unfortunately struggled through injuries while at Notre Dame. But the man is a weapon when he takes the field. This goal prolonged the Irish season that ultimately led to a national championship.